Senior Memory System Architect

NVIDIA
Santa Clara, Austin, Durham
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 152,000 - 287,500 annuallyFunction: Hardware, Embedded & Systems EngineeringExperience: 3+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Communication","Interpersonal skills","Debugging","Problem-solving","Collaboration"]

Develop and advance memory system architecture and micro-architecture across NVIDIA SoCs, balancing performance, power efficiency, area, complexity, effort, and schedule. Build and maintain high- and low-level performance models, run performance modeling and simulation, and analyze benchmarks and workloads to drive architectural tradeoffs. Debug performance and functional issues using performance models, RTL simulation, and silicon while collaborating with a distributed, product-focused team.

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Senior Memory System Architect

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Job Summary

Develop and advance memory system architecture and micro-architecture across NVIDIA SoCs, balancing performance, power efficiency, area, complexity, effort, and schedule. Build and maintain high- and low-level performance models, run performance modeling and simulation, and analyze benchmarks and workloads to drive architectural tradeoffs. Debug performance and functional issues using performance models, RTL simulation, and silicon while collaborating with a distributed, product-focused team.
Location: Santa Clara, Austin, Durham
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Drive development of memory system architecture and micro-architecture to improve state-of-the-art results across performance, power efficiency, complexity, area, effort, and schedule.
  • •Perform performance modeling and simulation of memory system features to increase performance and efficiency.
  • •Implement and maintain detailed and high-level performance models.
  • •Analyze benchmarks, application workloads, and simulation results to identify micro-architectural optimization tradeoffs.
  • •Debug performance and functional issues using high-level models, RTL simulation, and silicon.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 152,000 - 287,500 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •M.S. or Ph.D. in CS, CE, or EE (or equivalent experience).
  • •3+ years of experience in SoC or memory system architecture and performance.
  • •Deep understanding of memory subsystems including caches/coherence protocols, DDR and memory controller architecture, on-chip interconnects, and address translation.
  • •Exposure/coursework in digital systems and VLSI design, computer architecture, and C/C++ programming languages.
  • •Software development experience with C++, Python and/or Perl; Verilog or SystemVerilog/UVM is a plus.
Experience:3+ yearsSoCMemory system architecturePerformance modelingPerformance verificationRTL simulationSiliconSemiconductor
Education:Master's in CS, CE, or EE
Skills:CommunicationInterpersonal skillsDebuggingProblem-solvingCollaboration
Tech Stack:C++CPythonPerlVerilogSystemVerilogUVMRTL simulationPerformance modelingPerformance simulationDigital systemsVLSI designComputer ArchitectureDDRMemory controller architectureOn-chip interconnectsAddress translationCachesCoherence protocols

Company Brief

NVIDIA
Designs and manufactures GPUs, AI accelerators, and system-on-chip products for gaming, data centers, professional visualization, and automotive markets, enabling advanced graphics, AI, and high-performance computing solutions worldwide.
Industry: Electronics Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Santa Clara, United States
Founded: 1993
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